Micah 1

Relax, Read and Reflect

Prayer- Lord, Open up our hearts and open our minds and help us learn. Go-Fight-Win. Amen.


Micah 1:1-7 (New International Version, ©2011)Micah 11 The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—the vision he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
2 Hear, you peoples, all of you,
listen, earth and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign LORD may bear witness against you,
the Lord from his holy temple.

Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem

3 Look! The LORD is coming from his dwelling place;
he comes down and treads on the heights of the earth.
4 The mountains melt beneath him
and the valleys split apart,
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope.
5 All this is because of Jacob’s transgression,
because of the sins of the people of Israel.
What is Jacob’s transgression?
Is it not Samaria?
What is Judah’s high place?
Is it not Jerusalem?
6 "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble,
a place for planting vineyards.
I will pour her stones into the valley
and lay bare her foundations.
7 All her idols will be broken to pieces;
all her temple gifts will be burned with fire;
I will destroy all her images.
Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes,
as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used."

Uh-Oh, Micah say’s that God is mad, and he is coming down to make things right. It doesn’t take the author long to get into the meat of his message. He starts with Samaria. Remember, even in the old testament days Samaria was the backwoods to Judea, so that must be where evil starts? Micah seems to believe that the government and religious leaders are corrupt. That is where the prostitute wages come from.

Questions:
1. Where is God coming from?
2. Where is He going?
3. What is He doing?

Prayer- Lord, we remember that You are always with us, You know us and what we do or where we go. Help us make good decisions. Go-Fight-Win. Amen.